Trevis Turner (born May 2, 1987) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

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who is currently a free agent. He played

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for

Abilene Christian University Abilene Christian University (ACU) is a Private university, private Churches of Christ, Christian university in Abilene, Texas. It was founded in 1906 as ''Childers Classical Institute''. ACU is one of the largest private universities in the Sout ...

College career

Turner originally signed with

Colorado State University Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...

out of high school, but choose not to enroll at the school and attended

Trinity Valley Community College Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC) is a public community college based in Athens, Texas. It has four campuses serving five counties across the southeast and eastern parts of the state. About TVCC operates four campuses serving the Texas co ...

. Turner started for one season with the Cardinals, before transferring to

Northeastern State University Northeastern State University (NSU) is a public university with its main campus in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The university also has two other campuses in Muskogee and Broken Arrow as well as online. Northeastern is the oldest institution of high ...

, where he didn't not play for the RiverHawks. Prior to the 2008 season, Turner transferred to

. As a sophomore in 2008, Turner was named Second Team All-

Lone Star Conference The Lone Star Conference (LSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in the southwestern United States, with schools in Tex ...

South Division as an offensive tackle. As a senior in 2010, Turner was named First Team All-LSC and was named a finalist for the

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. He was also named a Division II All-American

Professional career

Pittsburgh Steelers

Turner signed as an

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with the

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of the

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in 2011. Turner spent the entire season as a member of the Steelers practice squad. Turner was released in May 2012, after it was announced that he would be suspended the first four games of the 2012 season.

Nebraska Danger

On December 9, 2013, Turner signed with the

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of the

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, where he then signed and played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Edmonton Eskimos for a season . In 2015, Turner was named a First Team All-IFL selection.

Return to Orlando

On February 8, 2014, Turner was traded back to Orlando with

Bernard Morris Bernard Raphael Morris (born May 29, 1985) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He was signed as a street free agent by the Arkansas Twisters in 2009. He played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd. Early years ...

, Matt Marcorelle in exchange for Aaron Garcia. However, Turner had refused to report the entire 2014 season, and remained with the Danger.

Billings Wolves

On March 23, 2016, Turner signed with the

Billings Wolves The Billings Wolves were a professional indoor football team based in Billings, Montana and members of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The Wolves began play in 2015 as an expansion team of the IFL. The Wolves were owned by Ron Benzel and coache ...

. He was released on April 22, 2016.

Return to Nebraska Danger

On May 19, 2016, Turner returned to the Nebraska Danger.

Texas Revolution

Tuner signed with the Texas Revolution for the 2017 season. He was released on February 20, 2017.

Bloomington Edge

On June 1, 2017, Turner signed with the

Bloomington Edge The Bloomington Edge was a professional indoor football team based in Bloomington, Illinois. While it was in operation, the team hosted home games at Grossinger Motors Arena. Originally named the Bloomington Extreme, the team was a member of Unit ...

References

External links

Abilene Christian bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Trevis 1987 births Living people American football offensive linemen Trinity Valley Cardinals football players Abilene Christian Wildcats football players Pittsburgh Steelers players Orlando Predators players Jacksonville Sharks players Nebraska Danger players Players of American football from Texas Billings Wolves players Texas Revolution players Bloomington Edge players